Sattar (missile)

Sattar (missile) (Persian: موشک ستار) is an Iranian laser-guided air-to-ground missile,^[1][2][3] which have been mentioned for utilizing on the fighters of "F-4 and F-5" in Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force, and is said "have been a sort of complement of the weapons of Islamic Republic of Iran's bomber fighters.^[4][5] This missile's name^[6][7] have been applied based on the name of Mansour Sattari, who was the Commander-in-Chief of the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force.^[8] This missile is considered as the first laser guided Iran-made missile.^[9]

Sattar-4 in white

Sattar
Sattar 1 at a parade in 2010.
Type	Laser-Guided Air-to-ground Missile
Place of origin	Iran
Service history
Used by	Iran
Wars	Iran-Iraq War
Production history
Designer	Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force
Manufacturer	IRIAF (Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force)
Variants	Sattar-1, Sattar-2, Sattar-3, and Sattar-4
Specifications
Warhead	HE
Warhead weight	225 kg
Maximum speed	Unknown
Guidance system	laser-guided

This air-to-ground missile^[10] consists of 4 types, namely: Sattar-1, Sattar-2 Sattar-3, and Sattar-4 (as the project of Asr-67). The Sattar-1 missile has a range of 15 to 20 km, but there is no information concerning its speed. Sattar-2 is a significantly improved form of its previous version; Sattar-3 is another improved version of Sattar laser-guided missile, which is said to have a warhead with 225 kg.^[4]Sattar-4 is the newest variant looks very similar to the GBU-12 Paveway II in appearance. It includes a laser guidance kit and is powered by a rocket engine.

See also

• List of military equipment manufactured in Iran
• Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force

References

1. Introducing the equipment provided in today's army parade mashreghnews.ir, Retrieved 5 August 2020
2. The IRGC's Amazing Weapons to Transform Sukho 22 yjc.ir, Retrieved 5 August 2020
3. Demonstration of Iranian military authority on Army Day magiran.com, Retrieved 5 August 2020
4. How Iranian fighters are armed with "Sattar" missiles mashreghnews.ir, Retrieved 5 August 2020
5. Familiarity with some long-range missiles -- Sattar (missile) hamshahrionline.ir, Retrieved 5 August 2020
6. How do Iranian fighters get armed with Sattar missiles? isna.ir, Retrieved 5 August 2020
7. List of the most important Iranian missiles alalamtv.net, Retrieved 5 August 2020
8. Air weapons to the ground of the Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran jangaavaran.ir, Retrieved 5 August 2020
9. Direct missiles in the Air Force mashreghnews.ir, Retrieved 5 August 2020
10. Family of 4 members of "Sattar" laser and advanced guided missiles tasnimnews.com, Retrieved 5 August 2020